# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Preview pane missing visible close button

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address the absence of a visible close affordance on the desktop preview/browser pane, particularly when the pane is in an error state or pointing at a deleted file. The issue and accompanying fixes focus on ensuring users can dismiss preview panes through the UI without relying on keyboard shortcuts.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #126544. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #126544 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #87411: Desktop: preview pane in error state has no visible close button — tab strip shows no ×, and a persisted preview tab pointing at a deleted file cannot be dismissed from the UI (Ctrl+W works)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#126544: fix(desktop): close affordances for the preview/browser pane**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/right-rail/preview-browser-bar.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/right-rail/preview-browser-bar.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/chat/right-rail/preview-pane.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/command-palette/index.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/app/hooks/use-keybinds-right-side.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/hooks/use-keybinds.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/shell/titlebar-controls.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/pane-body.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/tree-group.test.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/renderer/tree-group.tsx`, `apps/desktop/src/components/pane-shell/tree/store.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/de.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/es.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/fr.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/store/layout.ts` (+5 more)
- **#93194: fix(desktop): visible close for every preview pane surface**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#126544`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #126544 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-28`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`